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August 8th, 2007  
boris116
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Post; Bilingual Armed Forces?


some countries have more than one official language.
for example, Canada has English and French, Finland has Finnish and Swedish, Belgium - Flemish and French.

How these bilingual countries have their armed forces function language-wise?
Are both languages accepted?
Should all servicemen(women) know both languages as a condition for recruitment or conscription?
Paperwork? Radio transmissions? Verbal orders?


What about the National Guard in those states that have English and Spanish as their official language?

I would really appreciate if somebody enlighten me on this matter!
 
 
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